Definition for Bow:

• A weapon for shooting arrows; anything curved; as, a rainbow; an implement; as, a violin bow; a looped knot of ribbon or other material.

Synonyms for Bow:

• n.

  •
  • union bow,
  • boom,
  • crossbow,
  • blade,
  • back bow,
  • single-piece bow,
  • arbalest,
  • self-bow,
  • bay,
  • Stone-bow,
  • weapon,
  • arbalist.
  •
  • tower,
  • drop,
  • dip,
  • quiver,
  • rise,
  • shaft,
  • curtsey,
  • bolt.
  •
  • posture,
  • hump.
  •
  • hammer,
  • resist,
  • fold,
  • key.
  •
  • precede.
  •
  • courtesy.
  •accede (noun)
  • accede.
  •acknowledgment (noun)
  • Re-turn,
  • re-action,
  • re-turns,
  • re turn,
  • re actions,
  • re turns,
  • re action,
  • re-actions,
  • hailings.
  •act (noun)
  • bow.
  •arc (noun)
  • Curvation,
  • half-moons,
  • half-moon,
  • halfmoon.
  •arch (noun)
  • arch-way,
  • semi circles,
  • arch way,
  • semi circle.
  •arm (noun)
  • bi-ceps,
  • tricepses,
  • bi ceps,
  • bicepses.
  •artifact (noun)
  • bowknot.
  •beginning (noun)
  • start.
  •bend (noun)
  • flexure,
  • zigzags,
  • flection,
  • flexures,
  • deflection,
  • deflections.
  •bend from waist (noun)
  • turning,
  • curtsy,
  • bending,
  • kowtow,
  • obeisance,
  • salaam,
  • arc,
  • angle.
  •bow (noun)
  • bowing,
  • prow,
  • fore,
  • bow down,
  • stem.
  •bow out (noun)
  • back out,
  • quit,
  • defect,
  • acknowledgement,
  • salutation,
  • retire,
  • chicken out,
  • genuflexion,
  • stand down,
  • step down,
  • pull out,
  • leave,
  • withdraw,
  • desert,
  • abandon,
  • resign,
  • prostration.
  •color spectrum (noun)
  • rainbow.
  •commencement (noun)
  • out-set,
  • out sets,
  • out set,
  • out-sets,
  • starting points,
  • tee offs,
  • curtainraisers,
  • curtainraiser.
  •crescent (noun)
  • old moons,
  • demilunes,
  • cresentoids,
  • horned moons,
  • hornlikes,
  • new moons,
  • convex figures,
  • concave figures.
  •curvature (noun)
  • roundedness,
  • parabola.
  •curve (noun)
  • horseshoe,
  • spiral,
  • circle,
  • sinus.
  •debut (noun)
  • incomings,
  • first steps,
  • Graduating,
  • coming out party,
  • first step,
  • launchings.
  •elbow (noun)
  • crazy bone,
  • Ancon,
  • half turn.
  •front (noun)
  • avant-garde,
  • forefront,
  • nose,
  • forepart,
  • point,
  • face,
  • scout,
  • anterior,
  • vanguard,
  • leader.
  •front of boat (noun)
  • beak.
  •gesture (noun)
  • kinesicses,
  • re-minders,
  • panto-mimes,
  • re minders,
  • re minder,
  • re-minder,
  • panto-mime,
  • panto mimes,
  • panto mime.
  •rainbow (noun)
  • band color.
  •reverence (noun)
  • deifications,
  • high esteems,
  • obsequiousnesses.
  •ribbon (noun)
  • corses.
  •round (noun)
  • equator,
  • DISCS,
  • ringlet,
  • disc,
  • equators.
  •salutation (noun)
  • aves,
  • Ave,
  • hellos.
  •start (noun)
  • startoffs,
  • jumpoff,
  • jumpoffs,
  • jump-offs,
  • start offs,
  • startoff,
  • day ones,
  • start-offs,
  • jump offs,
  • setting outs,
  • running starts,
  • embarkations.
  •turn (noun)
  • re versal,
  • retro-version,
  • changeabouts,
  • retro versions,
  • right about,
  • re-versions,
  • re versions,
  • re version,
  • rightabouts,
  • retroversions,
  • right abouts,
  • right-abouts,
  • retro-versions,
  • about face,
  • retro version,
  • re verse,
  • re-verse,
  • re-version,
  • re-versal,
  • rightabout.
  •window (noun)
  • lunette windows,
  • picture windows,
  • lucarnes,
  • rose windows,
  • fenestellas,
  • mullioneds.

• v.

  •accept (verb)
  • re spects,
  • re cognized,
  • dont make waves,
  • deferring to,
  • plays the game,
  • fitted in,
  • re-cognized,
  • re cognizes,
  • lived with,
  • played game,
  • fitting in,
  • plays game,
  • played the game,
  • dont rock boat,
  • fits in,
  • lives with,
  • sat still for,
  • play game,
  • don't rock boat,
  • playing game,
  • submits to,
  • re-cognize,
  • dont rock the boat,
  • defers to,
  • re-cognizes,
  • sitting still for,
  • re-spects,
  • sits still for,
  • yields to,
  • re-spect,
  • yielded to,
  • yielding to,
  • re cognizing,
  • re spect,
  • re-cognizing,
  • sate still for,
  • re cognize.
  •accommodate (verb)
  • conveniencing,
  • pro vided,
  • pro-vide,
  • pro vides,
  • pro-vided,
  • pro vide,
  • pro-vides,
  • convenienced,
  • pro-viding,
  • pro viding.
  •arch (verb)
  • Arcking,
  • ex tended,
  • ex-tend,
  • ex tending,
  • ex-tended,
  • ex tend,
  • ex-tending,
  • Arcked,
  • ex-tends,
  • ex tends.
  •bend (verb)
  • deflect,
  • twist,
  • refract,
  • contort,
  • warp.
  •bend over (verb)
  • droop,
  • stoop,
  • genuflect,
  • debase,
  • do obeisance.
  •bow and scrape (verb)
  • bobs curtsy,
  • bobbed curtsy,
  • bobbed a curtsy,
  • bobbing a curtsy,
  • bobbing curtsy,
  • bobs a curtsy,
  • bob curtsy,
  • bow scrape.
  •capitulate (verb)
  • came terms,
  • buckled under,
  • came to terms,
  • give away store,
  • sur renders,
  • gave away store,
  • sur rendered,
  • gives away the store,
  • comes terms,
  • buckling under,
  • gave away the store,
  • buckles under,
  • comes to terms,
  • giving away the store,
  • giving away store,
  • coming terms,
  • sur-rendered,
  • caved in,
  • sur-render,
  • sur rendering,
  • come terms,
  • sur-rendering,
  • gives away store,
  • sur-renders,
  • sur render.
  •comply (verb)
  • agree,
  • comply,
  • concur,
  • cave,
  • fulfill,
  • respect,
  • conform,
  • adhere,
  • observe,
  • cede,
  • capitulate,
  • consent,
  • assent,
  • acquiesce.
  •crouch (verb)
  • quatted,
  • scrooching down,
  • quatting,
  • scrooched down,
  • scrooches down,
  • bends down,
  • bended down.
  •curve (verb)
  • hook,
  • sweep,
  • swerve.
  •defer (verb)
  • gave into,
  • gives to,
  • gave in to,
  • gives into,
  • knuckleundering,
  • gives in to,
  • knuckleundered,
  • giving into,
  • gave to,
  • giving in to,
  • knuckleunders.
  •duck (verb)
  • moved to side,
  • sub merge,
  • sub merges,
  • moving side,
  • sub-merged,
  • sub-merging,
  • sub merging,
  • moved side,
  • sub-merges,
  • moving to side,
  • moves to side,
  • sub-merge,
  • moves side,
  • move side.
  •fawn (verb)
  • be beck and call,
  • were at beck and call,
  • buddying up,
  • wert beck and call,
  • art servile,
  • am obsequious,
  • be beck call,
  • makes up to,
  • were at beck call,
  • de-based,
  • being beck call,
  • fall one's knees,
  • falls on one knees,
  • wert beck call,
  • art beck call,
  • de-base,
  • making up to,
  • being obsequious,
  • caved into,
  • paying court,
  • wert at beck call,
  • play to,
  • laying it on,
  • cave to,
  • wast beck and call,
  • falls one knees,
  • art beck and call,
  • are at beck call,
  • caves into,
  • were servile,
  • fall on ones knees,
  • being at beck and call,
  • licking boots,
  • falling ones knees,
  • plays to,
  • buddies up,
  • falling all over,
  • fall ones knees,
  • is beck call,
  • lays it on,
  • fell over,
  • paid court,
  • caving to,
  • falls on one's knees,
  • falls knees,
  • was beck and call,
  • honied up,
  • fell one knees,
  • fall knees,
  • makes to,
  • being beck and call,
  • was at beck call,
  • fell all over,
  • art obsequious,
  • is beck and call,
  • wast servile,
  • was servile,
  • falling on ones knees,
  • are beck call,
  • making to,
  • am beck and call,
  • de base,
  • caves in to,
  • caving into,
  • were obsequious,
  • wast at beck call,
  • fell on knees,
  • are at beck and call,
  • wast at beck and call,
  • wast beck call,
  • made up to,
  • in vite,
  • falling on knees,
  • wast obsequious,
  • fell knees,
  • is servile,
  • being at beck call,
  • fall one knees,
  • make to,
  • fell ones knees,
  • fall on one knees,
  • fall on knees,
  • falling on one's knees,
  • be at beck call,
  • de based,
  • fell on ones knees,
  • played up to,
  • art at beck call,
  • wert at beck and call,
  • de-basing,
  • falls one's knees,
  • is obsequious,
  • was obsequious,
  • falls on knees,
  • falling one knees,
  • falling knees,
  • falls ones knees,
  • were beck call,
  • caved to,
  • caves to,
  • buddied up,
  • wert obsequious,
  • falls all over,
  • fell on one knees,
  • are beck and call,
  • pays court,
  • were beck and call,
  • is at beck call,
  • made to,
  • was at beck and call,
  • are servile,
  • playing to,
  • de basing,
  • honeying up,
  • was beck call,
  • fell on one's knees,
  • falls on ones knees,
  • am at beck and call,
  • payed court,
  • cave into,
  • am servile,
  • caving in to,
  • falling on one knees,
  • is at beck and call,
  • played to,
  • caved in to,
  • licks boots,
  • am at beck call,
  • honeyed up,
  • am beck call,
  • falling one's knees,
  • fell one's knees,
  • being servile,
  • wert servile,
  • playing up to,
  • laid it on,
  • licked boots,
  • plays up to,
  • falling over,
  • honeys up,
  • art at beck and call.
  •genuflect (verb)
  • bend knees,
  • bends the knees,
  • bent the knees,
  • bending the knees,
  • bending knees,
  • bends knees,
  • bended the knees,
  • bent knees,
  • bended knees.
  •greet (verb)
  • approach,
  • wave,
  • shake hands with,
  • smile,
  • embrace,
  • vociferate,
  • signal,
  • receive,
  • hail,
  • hug,
  • kiss,
  • notice,
  • accost,
  • acknowledge,
  • welcome.
  •hang (verb)
  • wast loose,
  • was mid air,
  • de-pends,
  • were mid air,
  • re mained,
  • are pendent,
  • re-mains,
  • art pendent,
  • be in mid air,
  • was in mid-air,
  • being pendent,
  • over-hang,
  • am pendent,
  • was in mid air,
  • is in mid-air,
  • are fastened,
  • de-pend,
  • are in midair,
  • being mid air,
  • be mid-air,
  • being in mid-air,
  • was midair,
  • being midair,
  • was mid-air,
  • wert in midair,
  • wast fastened,
  • is mid-air,
  • am fastened,
  • were poised,
  • is mid air,
  • be midair,
  • is in mid air,
  • is loose,
  • wert pendent,
  • were in mid-air,
  • de pending,
  • art in mid-air,
  • being loose,
  • art mid air,
  • is fastened,
  • re mains,
  • was loose,
  • over hang,
  • re maining,
  • are in mid air,
  • staying up,
  • was in midair,
  • wast in midair,
  • wert mid-air,
  • art mid-air,
  • re-sting,
  • being in mid air,
  • were fastened,
  • over-hangs,
  • wast in mid-air,
  • being mid-air,
  • wert in mid air,
  • de-pended,
  • wert mid air,
  • are in mid-air,
  • re-main,
  • is pendent,
  • am poised,
  • being fastened,
  • wert loose,
  • wast mid-air,
  • art in mid air,
  • wast pendent,
  • wast poised,
  • was pendent,
  • were loose,
  • were in midair,
  • wast midair,
  • are poised,
  • wast in mid air,
  • wert fastened,
  • were pendent,
  • were in mid air,
  • art fastened,
  • re main,
  • is midair,
  • de pend,
  • wert poised,
  • wast mid air,
  • were midair,
  • be in midair,
  • was poised,
  • art poised,
  • re sting,
  • de pends,
  • over hangs,
  • am loose,
  • stays up,
  • de-pending,
  • de pended,
  • art midair,
  • wert midair,
  • wert in mid-air,
  • art loose,
  • was fastened,
  • over-hanging,
  • art in midair,
  • staid up,
  • were mid-air,
  • being in midair,
  • being poised,
  • is in midair,
  • be mid air,
  • is poised.
  •hunch (verb)
  • draws in,
  • drew together,
  • drawing in,
  • draws together.
  •prostrate (verb)
  • casting before,
  • falls feet,
  • fell feet,
  • falling feet,
  • falling at feet,
  • falls at feet,
  • fall feet,
  • fell at feet,
  • casts before.
  •refract (verb)
  • re-fracted,
  • re fracted.
  •round (verb)
  • re curving,
  • re curves,
  • re-fine,
  • recurves,
  • re fines,
  • re-curve,
  • re-curving,
  • re-curves,
  • whorling,
  • re curved,
  • re-fining,
  • re fine,
  • re fined,
  • re-curved,
  • re-fines,
  • re curve.
  •sag (verb)
  • hanged down,
  • hung down,
  • fell away,
  • hangs down.
  •salute (verb)
  • paying homage,
  • snapping to attention,
  • took hat off to,
  • taking hat to,
  • payed homage,
  • snapped to attention,
  • paid homage,
  • taking hat off to,
  • takes hat to,
  • payed tribute,
  • presents arms,
  • pays tribute,
  • took hat to,
  • snapped attention,
  • snap attention,
  • takes hat off to,
  • presented arms,
  • snaps attention,
  • take hat to,
  • snapping attention,
  • snaps to attention,
  • pays homage.
  •slouch (verb)
  • am lazy,
  • wast lazy,
  • wert lazy,
  • is lazy,
  • being lazy,
  • was lazy,
  • art lazy,
  • were lazy,
  • are lazy.
  •stoop (verb)
  • art bowed,
  • re lax,
  • was bowed,
  • re-lax,
  • is bowed,
  • de scended,
  • de scend,
  • de scending,
  • de-scended,
  • wast bowed,
  • are bowed,
  • de-scending,
  • were bowed,
  • de-scend,
  • am bowed,
  • de scends,
  • being bowed,
  • de-scends,
  • wert bowed.
  •submit (verb)
  • grinning and bear it,
  • throws in towel,
  • throws the towel,
  • resigns oneself,
  • go with flow,
  • laid down arms,
  • throwing the towel,
  • resigned oneself,
  • being submissive,
  • threw the towel,
  • putting with,
  • were submissive,
  • goes with flow,
  • throwing towel,
  • gave ground,
  • went with flow,
  • art submissive,
  • grins bear it,
  • went with the flow,
  • with-stand,
  • laying down arms,
  • throwing in towel,
  • are submissive,
  • wert submissive,
  • with-stands,
  • resigning oneself,
  • grinned and bear it,
  • with-standing,
  • wast submissive,
  • toe line,
  • grinned bear it,
  • grin bear it,
  • throw the towel,
  • goes with the flow,
  • lays down arms,
  • grinning bear it,
  • going with flow,
  • throw towel,
  • with stands,
  • am submissive,
  • threw in the towel,
  • with standing,
  • with stood,
  • with stand,
  • throws towel,
  • throws in the towel,
  • is submissive,
  • was submissive,
  • threw towel.
  •submit, concede (verb)
  • relent.
  •succumb (verb)
  • de mise,
  • falling victim to,
  • de cease,
  • gave up ghost,
  • de-cease,
  • de-mises,
  • de parted,
  • de-parted,
  • took count,
  • gives ghost,
  • de-ceases,
  • breaks down,
  • packs it in,
  • give the ghost,
  • de-parts,
  • showed white flag,
  • giving up ghost,
  • fell victim to,
  • taking count,
  • de-mise,
  • de mises,
  • gives up ghost,
  • showing white flag,
  • give up ghost,
  • gave the ghost,
  • falls victim to,
  • de parts,
  • took the count,
  • giving ghost,
  • shows white flag,
  • de part,
  • de-ceased,
  • packing in,
  • brake down,
  • takes count,
  • takes the count,
  • packed it in,
  • ex pire,
  • flakes out,
  • packing it in,
  • de-part,
  • de ceases,
  • gives the ghost,
  • give ghost,
  • take count,
  • ex-pire,
  • gives up the ghost,
  • de parting,
  • taking the count,
  • broke down,
  • de-parting,
  • giving the ghost,
  • de ceasing,
  • de-ceasing,
  • flaking out,
  • gave ghost,
  • de ceased.
  •suffer (verb)
  • all-owing,
  • carries torch,
  • sat take it,
  • sits and take it,
  • all owed,
  • sits take it,
  • waiting out,
  • carrying the torch,
  • sate take it,
  • carry torch,
  • waits out,
  • all owing,
  • sitting and take it,
  • all-owed,
  • carrying torch,
  • sate and take it,
  • carries the torch,
  • waited out,
  • sitting take it,
  • carried torch,
  • carried the torch,
  • sat and take it,
  • sit take it.
  •undergo (verb)
  • meets with,
  • under-going,
  • under-went,
  • under gone,
  • under going,
  • under went,
  • un-derwent,
  • under-gone,
  • un derwent.
  •vault (verb)
  • over leaping,
  • over leaped,
  • over leaps,
  • over-leaping,
  • over-leap,
  • over leapt,
  • over-leaped,
  • over-leaps,
  • sur-mount,
  • sur-mounting,
  • sur mounted,
  • sur-mounts,
  • overleaping,
  • sur mounting,
  • sur mounts,
  • overing,
  • sur-mounted,
  • over-leapt,
  • over leap,
  • overed,
  • sur mount.
  •yield (verb)
  • call quits,
  • Re sign,
  • called it quits,
  • gave oneself over,
  • re signs,
  • folding up,
  • re signed,
  • gives oneself over,
  • calling quits,
  • admitting defeat,
  • folds up,
  • admits defeat,
  • calls quits,
  • giving oneself over,
  • gives over,
  • folded up,
  • re-signs,
  • called quits,
  • re-signed,
  • re signing,
  • calling it quits,
  • suffered defeat,
  • gave over,
  • suffering defeat,
  • letted go.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • beam,
  • hawser,
  • stowage,
  • forecastle,
  • bowsprit,
  • accommodate,
  • spinnaker,
  • burrow,
  • lanyard,
  • damper,
  • fender,
  • gangplank,
  • rudder,
  • ensconce,
  • capstan,
  • sun deck,
  • resonator,
  • sail,
  • gangway,
  • oarlock,
  • helm,
  • fo'c'sle,
  • crane,
  • granny knot,
  • arrowhead,
  • waterline,
  • catgut,
  • plectrum,
  • turret,
  • double over,
  • conning tower,
  • bulwark,
  • starboard,
  • gunnel,
  • promenade deck,
  • bilge,
  • spar,
  • ram,
  • bestride,
  • escape hatch,
  • mizzen,
  • slip knot,
  • propeller,
  • outrigger,
  • crow's nest,
  • sheet,
  • berth,
  • hydrofoil,
  • oakum,
  • wheelhouse,
  • gunwale,
  • amidships,
  • loll,
  • reef knot,
  • thwart,
  • jib,
  • figurehead,
  • sickbay,
  • topside,
  • tuning peg,
  • brig,
  • square knot,
  • quarterdeck,
  • genuflection,
  • galley,
  • tiller,
  • pillow,
  • paddle,
  • porcelain,
  • cleat,
  • cower,
  • arrow,
  • muster station,
  • mainsail,
  • snuggle,
  • wardroom,
  • aft,
  • saloon,
  • steerage,
  • keel.
  •
  • deck,
  • cockpit,
  • drape,
  • hitch,
  • flight deck,
  • drumstick,
  • fret,
  • hull,
  • suck in,
  • waist,
  • port,
  • soft pedal,
  • move over,
  • rigging,
  • stick up,
  • acknowledgment,
  • tie,
  • mast,
  • bellows,
  • masthead,
  • nestle.
  •
  • funnel,
  • bridge,
  • neck,
  • catapult,
  • tuck,
  • buckle,
  • superstructure,
  • move up,
  • reed,
  • straddle,
  • keyboard,
  • cabin,
  • valve.
  •
  • get down,
  • pick,
  • resume,
  • mute,
  • mouthpiece,
  • peg,
  • melt,
  • pipe,
  • huddle.
  •
  • draw up,
  • knot,
  • turn over.
  •
  • side,
  • lie.
  •
  • stir,
  • shift.
  •
  • throw,
  • stop.
  •
  • string,
  • roll.
  •
  • lift.
  •
  • head,
  • balance.
  •
  • move,
  • hold.
  •
  • open.
  •bend
  • Zigzagged,
  • incurvate,
  • detoured,
  • Incurvated,
  • spiralled,
  • spiraling,
  • angle off,
  • spiraled,
  • detouring,
  • angle away,
  • Zigzagging,
  • tilted,
  • spiralling.
  •crouch
  • wince,
  • Quat,
  • bend down,
  • Winced,
  • bending down,
  • Hunker,
  • bent down,
  • grovelling,
  • scrooch down,
  • QUATS.
  •curve
  • inflected,
  • Concaved,
  • wreathed,
  • inflect,
  • wreathes,
  • Convexed,
  • wreathe,
  • Incurve,
  • inflects,
  • incurves,
  • Wreathing,
  • Inflecting,
  • concaves,
  • Incurving,
  • incurved,
  • Concaving,
  • Wreathen.
  •greet
  • ushering in,
  • speak to,
  • tip one's hat,
  • shake hands,
  • curtsying,
  • say hello,
  • exchange greetings,
  • usher in,
  • salaaming,
  • call to,
  • move to,
  • whistle for,
  • pay respects,
  • shaking hands,
  • roll out the red carpet,
  • highballs,
  • curtsied,
  • roll out red carpet,
  • spoke to,
  • extend one's hand,
  • called to,
  • say hi,
  • salaamed,
  • high-five,
  • ushers in,
  • speaking to,
  • High five,
  • highball.
  •hang
  • stayed up,
  • Beetled,
  • beetles,
  • stay up,
  • be loose,
  • be poised,
  • beetle,
  • be pendent,
  • impend,
  • be in mid-air,
  • be fastened,
  • beetling.
  •round
  • recurved,
  • Sleeked,
  • recurve,
  • whorled,
  • sleeks,
  • slicked,
  • slicks,
  • Slicking,
  • rounding,
  • Sleeking,
  • recurving.
  •stoop
  • be bowed.

Paraphrases for Bow:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    knot.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    rainbow.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    magistrates.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    cheers, ribbon, reverence.
  • Interjection
    wave.
  • Verb, base form
    succumb, surrender, yield, comply, obey, concede, submit, cede.

Antonyms for Bow:

• n.

  • bend from waist
    straighten, line.

• v.

  • bend over
    defend, fight, overpower.
  • submit, concede
    conquer, refuse, win, disallow, disagree, oppose, deny, reject, decline.

Bow Sentence Examples:

• You could hardly expect me to bow her out of the front door after that!

• " Mamma has sent for Mr. Townsend," Emmeline whispered to her brother, as they stood together in the bow of the window.

Homophones for Bow:

• boeh, Bao, Beaux, Boe, BO, BOWE, bough, beau.

Holonyms for Bow:

• n.

  • artifact
    bow and arrow.

Hypernym for Bow:

• n.

  • act
    up-bow, down-bow.
  • artifact
    fiddlestick, longbow, cupid's bow, violin bow, crossbow, handbow.

• v.

  • communication
    congee, conge.
  • motion
    genuflect, scrape, curtsy, take a bow, curtsey, kowtow.

Hyponym for Bow:

• n.

  • act
    stroke.
  • artifact
    weapon system, ornament, knot, ornamentation, stick, weapon, decoration, arm.

• v.

  • communication
    gesticulate, gesture, motion.
  • creation
    play.
  • motion
    change posture.

Meronym for Bow:

• n.

  • artifact
    limb, bowstring.